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Fans celebrating in Mumbai. Photograph: Sahil Salvi From a chaiwallah in Mumbai to a modest saloon in Multan and from a pub in Kolkata to a shop in Islamabad, the ICC Cricket World Cup opening match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan grabbed a million eyeballs. - Around the wicket: Dan still the man for New Zealand - Also Read: Around the wicket: Pakistan will turn tables on India! - The World Cup, as never before on Rediff.com If estimates can be considered, it is believed that ...Rediff.com, 2 weeks ago

Mumbai batsman Siddhesh Lad raises hit bat after scoring a hundred. Photograph: Sahil Salvi It proved a narrow escape for 40-time champions Mumbai as they squeezed into the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy on the basis of the first innings lead after their Group A match against Karnataka ended in a draw on Monday. Mumbai were also lucky that some other results in the group went their way, with Bengal holding out for a draw against Madhya Pradesh, Baroda losing to Tamil Nadu and Railways ...

There is great opportunity in the mutual fund space. Image: The Bombay Stock Exchange. Photograph: Sahil Salvi After college, I joined an entrepreneurial course that, among other things, required me to plan a project and give a report. I chose to research and give one on Laminated Plastic Collapsible Tubes. The idea was summarily rejected by the professor as being unviable. The reason: There were many rats in India and if toothpaste was stored in such tubes, the rats would chew these. Thus, ...

If Modi wants students to experience "enjoyment in taking examinations," as he claims, he must get HRD Minister Smriti Irani to take a long, hard look at the content. Content must be lively, dynamic and a stretch for the student's mind. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has poor handwriting. He never scored high marks as a student. He passed his examinations, perhaps, because his teachers could barely read what he wrote. Yet he is leading our nation of a billion-odd people. In a radio talk the ...

Defending champions Karnataka need just four wickets to book their second consecutive berth in the final of the Ranji Trophy as Mumbai are struggling at 277 for six in their second innings at stumps on the third day in Bengaluru. Chasing a target of 445, Mumbai still need 168 runs with just four wickets in hand and two full days play remaining. Siddhesh Lad (41) and Abhishek Nayar (2) were at the crease when stumps were drawn. Karnataka bowlers made good ...

The country’s oldest and one of Mumbai’s famed tourist attractions, the Taraporewala Aquarium, is set to reopen on February 27. The aquarium, that had been inaugurated by India’s first president Rajendra Prasad, had been shut for renovation in 2013. “In 2012-13, there were more than four lakh visitors. We expect that when the facility is reopened, the numbers will go up by 30 per cent,” an official in the fisheries department, which looks after the aquarium, ...

The much awaited AC double-decker train between New Delhi and Lucknow will be launched shortly as the clearance for its operation has been obtained. "We have got the clearance from Commissioner Railway Safety for the double-decker train for Lucknow," Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said in New Delhi on Thursday. While the date of launching the train has not been decided yet, it is likley to be flagged off shortly before Holi festival. Prabhu was speaking on the sidelines of an RPF function.

'Unfortunately, my silence, which is a matter of procedural exactness and propriety, is being maliciously construed by some as an admission of guilt.' 'I do not require validation from a hostile media. My conscience is clear.' Image: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor during an election campaign in his Thiruvanathapuram constituency in Kerala. Photograph: Facebook Congress Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor speaks exclusively with George Joseph for Rediff.com On the media trial over his wife Sunanda ...

With trends giving the Aam Aadmi Party a massive lead over the Bharatiya Janata Party, hundreds of AAP supporters broke into boisterous celebrations with their signature poll tune 'Paanch Saal Kejriwal' blaring over loudspeakers. Female supports sing the ‘Paanch saal Kejriwal tune in Delhi. Photograph: PTI photo Every lead projected on the massive LCD screens set up at the party office is being cheered loudly by supporters who are proudly waving the party flags along with the ...

The idea to set up CarDekho.com was inspired by a visit to the Automobile Expo in Delhi. Image: (From left to right) Amit Jain, CEO & Co-founder, Girnar Software, Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Group and Anurag Jain, Co-founder, Girnar Software. Photograph: Kind courtesy, CarDekho.com Four months ago, the Jain brothers of Jaipur, Amit and Anurag, set their hearts on getting Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata on board as an advisor for their six-year-old online automobile portal, ...